Follow-Up Former Congressman Nixes Federal Lobbying After BGA Investigation Bill Lipinski was paid by Metra, Chicago Transit Authority and other transportation clients. Jul 30, 2016 10:00 AM
Follow-Up Blagojevich’s Inner Circle: Where Are They Now? With the jailed ex-governor’s resentencing August 9, the BGA takes a look at where his former aides landed. One worked for U2’s Bono and Jill Biden, another served New York Mayor Bloomberg, while others dropped out of sight. Jul 30, 2016 8:00 AM
Follow-Up Local Governments Told To Rein In Travel Spending Under Law New state law inspired by BGA investigations. Meals, hotels and other expenses will get tougher scrutiny. Jul 29, 2016 8:50 AM
Follow-Up CHA’s Section 8 Contractors May Get Booted In wake of Sun-Times/BGA stories on public housing tenants living in apartments with code violations, CHA may stop outsourcing Section 8 management. Jun 12, 2016 6:01 AM
Follow-Up Cook County Circuit Court Employee Pleads Guilty Dorothy Brown worker admits to lying to grand jury as part of probe of alleged pay-to-play in the agency. Apr 26, 2016 12:00 PM
Newsroom Feds Resurface In Cicero The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago has subpoenaed records relating to two politically connected vendors in the western suburb, a regular target of federal scrutiny. Mar 7, 2016 6:00 AM
Follow-Up Lynwood Cop Charged After BGA and CBS2 raise questions and push for release of video showing Lynwood cop slugging a handcuffed suspect, the officer is charged with crimes. Dec 29, 2015 6:30 AM
Follow-Up Matteson Changes Tune On Police And Fire Layoffs After a Better Government Association investigation on questionable spending, Matteson’s elected officials decide against terminating police officers and firefighters, for now. Mar 3, 2015 1:24 PM
Follow-Up Moving The Needle Separate investigations by the Better Government Association with CBS2 and the Chicago Sun-Times – on U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush and Chicago ambulances – are seeing results, helping with transparency and public safety. Apr 10, 2014 3:02 PM
